Press Release - Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
National Fair Housing Alliance, Leadership Conference Education Fund Release Guide To Prevent and Respond To Hate Crimes
For Immediate Release
Contact: Scott Westbrook Simpson, 202.466.2061, simpson@civilrights.org
September 20, 2001
The National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) and the Leadership Conference Education Fund (LCEF) today released "Fight Hate-A Prevention and Response Guide for America's Neighborhoods," developed through the organization's CommUNITY 2000 project (www.community2000online.org) and reminded all Americans that housing-related hate activity is illegal under the 1968 Federal Fair Housing Act. NFHA also highlighted its 1-866-222-FAIR hotline as a resource for reporting housing-related hate activity against all Americans
